Healthy soil and sustainable growing

[Clan Fury <clanfurycollective@yahoo.com>]

Thought it might be interesting if not altogether practical for us. :)
>     http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060522/od_afp/japanfarmtechnology_060522
>   111838
>
>  Space-crunched Japanese farmer goes 'high' tech
>
> [...]
> Farmer Seiichi Marumoto, 65, is growing lettuce vertically on
> four-meter (13-foot) walls using artificial light.
> [...]
>
> "Even after I built a greenhouse, it didn't pay off because
> vegetables are priced so low on the market," he told AFP. "By
> going vertical, I can grow plants 10 times more closely to each
> other, radically improving productivity."
>
> In the plant, which he calls a farming factory, Marumoto plants
> leafy lettuce on twin panels sandwiched by walls of artificial
> light.
>
> By controlling the indoor environment, he needs only one-third of
> the time usually required to harvest
>  vegetables outside, he said.
>
> In addition, he said his method increases productivity five times
> more than typical greenhouse farming.
>
> The vegetables grow their roots into an inner space between the
> two panels, which he fills with mist containing fertilizer.
> [...]
>
>
> --
> Jeff Chan
> mailto:nation-builders@...
> http://www.jeffchan.com/
>
> --- End forwarded message ---

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